Strong H4911H4911Aמָשַׁל
to liken
One of the 2 senses of Strong H4911
- Transliteration
- mâshal
- Pronunciation
- maw-shal'
- Morphology
- Hebrew Verb
Definition
1) to represent, liken, be like
1a) (Niphal) to liken, be like, be similar
1b) (Hiphil) to compare
1c) (Hithpael) to become like
1a) (Niphal) to liken, be like, be similar
1b) (Hiphil) to compare
1c) (Hithpael) to become like
General definition
Denominative from H4912; to {liken} that {is} (transitively) to use figurative language (an {allegory} {adage} song or the like); intransitively to resemble: - be (-come) {like} {compare} use (as a) {proverb} speak (in {proverbs}) utter.
In the Bible
Strong H4911A appears in 7 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- become3
- be2
- compare1
- lest1
First verses
- Job 30:19He hath cast me into the mire, and I am become like dust and ashes.
- Psalms 28:1Unto thee will I cry, O Lord my rock; be not silent to me: lest, if thou be silent to me, I become like them that go down into the pit.
- Psalms 49:12Nevertheless man being in honour abideth not: he is like the beasts that perish.
- Psalms 49:20Man that is in honour, and understandeth not, is like the beasts that perish.
- Psalms 143:7Hear me speedily, O Lord: my spirit faileth: hide not thy face from me, lest I be like unto them that go down into the pit.
- Isaiah 14:10All they shall speak and say unto thee, Art thou also become weak as we? art thou become like unto us?
- Isaiah 46:5To whom will ye liken me, and make me equal, and compare me, that we may be like?